A full-blown trade war between Washington and Beijing could lead to falls of up to 50 per cent in equities, instability in the US Treasury market and damage to China’s banking system. That warning from…
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China And Intellectual Property
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Trump proposes $100 billion more in new tariffs on China
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China applies its own maximum pressure policy on Pyongyang
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China vows to fight back as Trump seeks tariffs on $100B of imports
China’s government vowed Friday to “counterattack with great strength” if President Donald Trump goes ahead with plans to raise U.S. tariffs on an additional $100 billion worth of Chinese goods and said negotiations were impossible…
In US-China trade dispute, what is intellectual property?
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China launches WTO complaint on U.S. tariffs linked to IP issues
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Chinese sperm bank only wants donors who are loyal to Communism
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